The international company Priority Pass expands its capabilities every year, allowing access to business lounges not only for VIP clients, but also for ordinary economy class passengers who have purchased unlimited access.

Visiting privileged lounge areas allows you to spend time in comfort, in a pleasant environment on comfortable chairs and with a cup of coffee. An unlimited priority pass can only be obtained in Russian banks. Namely in such organizations: VTB, Citibank, Raiffeisen and Sberbank.

Citibank

A world of exclusive privileges opens up to Citi Ultima credit card holders.

Clients receive priority service at financial institution branches. They receive an insurance policy with coverage up to $500 thousand, unlimited access to business lounges with a Priority Pass and the opportunity to use the 24-hour Concierge Service.

To receive unlimited passes to lounge areas, Citi Ultima holders must pay an annual fee of 15,000 rubles.

Men and women aged 22 to 60 can get a credit card.

Sberbank

If you have to spend a lot of time waiting for a plane to take off, use the unlimited priority pass from Sberbank.

The plastic product is issued free of charge to persons who have large deposits or cards with a significant amount in a financial institution. Before choosing which is better, apply for a priority pass at a bank or get one on the official website, you need to determine how often you fly by plane in order to understand which option is more profitable for you.

There are no special requirements for obtaining a plastic product through a financial institution. Every bank client with a good income level can get unlimited access to the lounge areas of air ports.

To become a member of the international independent Priority Pass program for free, you need to buy the Premier package. As part of this tariff plan one of the premium cards World MasterCard Black Edition or Visa Platinum.

You can apply for it on the official website of a financial institution or at a branch serving VIP clients.

Conditions for obtaining unlimited access:

1. Price annual maintenance premium cards is 30,000 rubles.
2. Servicing the Priority Pass card will be free if the balance at the end of each reporting month exceeds 2.5 million rubles.

Cards are issued to persons over 18 years of age. The Priority Pass is provided in the form of a black plastic product with the following information: last and first name of the owner, number and validity date.

The owner's signature must be on the reverse side, otherwise the Priority Pass card will be invalid.

When connecting to the service, the client is also provided with a qualified manager who will prepare account statements and help in resolving tax and legal issues.

In addition, a separate service area in the bank branch and a telephone hotline are allocated for VIP clients.

VTB

As part of the tariff plan from VTB, an unlimited priority pass is provided. With the card, holders have the opportunity to visit more than 950 VIP lounges around the world an unlimited number of times a year.

The network of lounge areas participating in the Priority Pass club is gradually expanding. Now holders plastic cards from an international club they can not only fly comfortably, but also travel by train. Many railway stations began to cooperate with the priority pass company.

VTB offers the most favorable conditions for using its membership card. It is provided free of charge.

Conditions for receiving unlimited passes to business lounges with a Priority Pass card if you have the Privilege package:

1. Carrying out card transactions from 55 thousand rubles.
2. Or the average monthly balance on the client’s accounts and deposits must be more than 5 million rubles.

If these conditions are not met, you will have to pay for access to the business lounge.

Any wealthy person aged 21 to 69 can apply for the Privilege package.

Raiffeisen

A Priority Pass card with an unlimited number of visits is issued to clients of a certain category. Holders of the Premium 5 service package can receive it.

As part of this, clients are offered a MasterCard World Black Edition Premium or Visa Platinum Premium card with free service.

Every month you will need to pay for the annual maintenance of the plastic product, which amounts to 5 thousand rubles. A year comes out to 60,000 rubles.

To receive free and unlimited access to business lounges, a Raiffeisenbank client will need to comply with one of the following conditions:

1. The balance at the end of the month must be 500 thousand rubles on all ruble or investment products.
2. The minimum amount for all banking products must be 10 thousand dollars or euros.
3. Transit operations using cards of the Premium 5 package - 50 thousand rubles.
4. The total amount of loans is RUB 3,000,000.
5. Transfer of funds for plastic package products - 100,000 rubles from another individual.

If all conditions are met, the client is awarded 5 points. If one condition is met twice, 2 points or more are awarded.

Should we stop letting everyone into the lounge area at this rate?

The Priority Pass card allows everyone to access lounge areas, regardless of flight class. This option is expanding every year and covers more and more airports.

This is exactly what angers passengers who fly business class. After all, there should be a separate VIP box for clients of this level. For such passengers, “Priority Pass freeloaders” cause pain.

Many clients complain about discomfort in the business lounge. The noise of children and loud companies prevent them from working quietly or relaxing after a difficult flight with subsequent transfers.

The elite nature of the service is being lost due to banks distributing Priority Pass cards for free. In addition, the lounge area becomes uncomfortable due to the large number of people.

Therefore, business class passengers believe that there should be no freebies. After all, they bought an expensive ticket and spent a significant amount Money to maintain their elite status.

Another passenger is simply a holder of a Premier package or another tariff plan from the bank, and received an unlimited card as a gift.

Of course, this is unfair. Hence so many negative reviews in business lounge magazines.

Example. Status passenger S7 card IBERIA, flight 370991 to Dusseldorf, Sergey Vladimirovich Vinsky left the following review on October 28, 2016: “Horrified by the VIP lounge for business class passengers. This is not the S7 Comfort lounge area - this is the S7 business lounge. Why are passengers with children allowed into the lounge using Priority Pass cards, which Sberbank is now giving out for free? Why should I, as a status passenger of the Sapphire level, feel discomfort?”

And there are many such reviews. It's really unfair.

Is it possible to stop allowing Priority Pass cards into business lounges?

From the point of view of a business class passenger, yes. If you ask the third organization that owns the lounge area and the airport administration, no.

Priority Pass is a good source of income for business lounges. It would be stupid to give up extra money.

The only possible good solution to this issue is to make several fenced zones in business lounges, the first for business class passengers, the other for Priority Pass clients.

Only in this way can the current situation be resolved peacefully, and no one will be left behind. Business class passengers will relax in silence and work calmly without listening to children's screams. Priority Pass holders will be able to visit the lounge area with an unlimited card, and the business lounge itself will receive income. In this situation, no one will be left deprived.

There is another solution to the problem - stop issuing Priority Pass for free packages from financial organizations and then everything will fall into place.

What are the conditions for receiving cards? Priority Pass in different commercial banks. Let’s say that in order for Sberbank to issue you such a card with unlimited access to airports, you need to issue an American Express Platinum credit card, which costs 15 thousand rubles. per year, or 10 thousand rubles. on special offer.

Avangard issues Priority Pass even in addition to the Classic card, which will cost you only 600 rubles. per year, but only on condition that over the past 12 months the average turnover on the card for each month should be above 20,000 rubles. Also, from this bank you can receive a Priority Pass card as a bonus if you apply for a Gold or Platinum category credit card, the cost of annual servicing of which will cost only 3,000 and 5,000 rubles. respectively.

Uralsib attaches such a card only to its Aeroflot Bonus Mastercard World credit card, which will cost you 6,000 rubles per year. Raiffeisenbank can also provide a Priority Pass card, but only to those clients who have connected premium package services, which costs 3,000 rubles. monthly.

All of the banks we mentioned above, except Sberbank, issue Priority Pass for the initial tariff plan, which costs 99 USD per year on the official website.

Where to use your Priority Pass card

Priority card Pass is in no way related to payment cards; by and large, it is an ordinary membership card and can only be used with an air ticket. The card has a limited validity period, which is indicated on it. To get into the VIP room, you need to show your card to the employees of this room, who will provide you with some documents and ask you to review them, which will indicate the date of the visit, the number of people, the name of the airport, and so on.

After you sign this document, you can go to the VIP room. If you used paid services there, then the cost of these services will be deducted from you at the end of the current month, that is, directly from the credit card with which you were issued Priority Pass, money will be withdrawn according to the tariffs.

Also remember that one Priority Pass card is not enough to get you into the prestigious lounge of any airport, since the employees of this lounge look, first of all, at you and your behavior, that is, if you behave rudely, you will undoubtedly , will be refused. We can say that there is a kind of dress code at the entrance.

Priority pass is a club card for visiting business lounges (vip zones) at the airport. For those who fly frequently and want to do it in comfort. Only the owners can use the club card. Business class lounges are available only to club members, their guests or relatives. For others, access is available upon payment at the entrance or with a business class ticket. It is not possible to pay for a visit to the business waiting area at the entrance everywhere.

Features of using Priority Pass

• priority pass card is not used to pay for purchases;
• Together with the holder, his companions can visit the VIP lounge (the number must be clarified in advance in the selected waiting room);
• it is possible to use the Digital Membership Card as an alternative to Priority Pass - transfer to third parties is prohibited;
• fee per person for each visit;
• upon presentation of the card, an imprint is made or the data is entered into the database, and a receipt is issued against signature;
• visiting the halls with children may not be available - you need to check in advance;
• the company is not responsible for the provision or non-provision of services, or for the conditions of the visit;
• not missing your flight is the responsibility of the card holder; lounge operators are not required to announce flights;
• alcoholic drinks may be provided free of charge or absent if this is contrary to the law of the country in which the airport is located;
• alcohol and telephone use may be charged separately;
• Only passengers of upcoming flights are allowed into the lounges, in some - only for 4 hours, after which additional fees may apply;
• access to the halls of the Schengen zone upon presentation of a Schengen card;
• in the US, a valid boarding pass is required for access;
• The Priority Pass card is linked to a bank payment card, from which money for visiting VIP areas is automatically debited.

Airports participating in the program

The Priority Pass card is valid at 900 airports, 1000 lounges, in 130 countries - a comfortable wait for a flight in almost any country. Used as a pass to the VIP lounge. Visiting conditions must be clarified in advance - lounge areas have different conditions from dress code to maximum number of guests.

Available to the owner:

• free food and drinks;
• free alcohol (in some rooms, to be clarified);
• Wi-Fi;
• ability to charge gadgets;
• comfortable furniture;
• air conditioner;
• office equipment;
• the possibility of visiting the hall with a small group;
• 24-hour provision of services regardless of the class of plane ticket.

Additional features (not available in every room)

• mother and child room;
• opportunity to take a shower;
• gaming;
• Possibility of visiting with children.

If any of this is important for you and your comfort, select a suitable room in advance. All information is available in the club application or on the website. Sometimes the general condition of the room may differ from the information brochure.

3 service packages for club membership

When registering for Priority Pass, you need to choose a suitable package of services, there are three in total:

Standard

Membership fee 99 EUR in year

Cost of one visit per person 24 EUR

Standard Plus

Membership fee 249 EUR in year

10 free visits available, the rest at 24 EUR

Prestige

Membership fee 3 99 EUR in year

All visits to the lounge are free for the holder

For the guest - 24 EUR

You can get a card by leaving an application on the official website. This requires:

1. fill in the form,
2. make a contribution,
3. indicate your postal address.

Or you can get it from one of the banks. In most cases, the service is included in the Premium package by default - you will have to refuse it if you do not need it.

Top 10 cards with Priority Pass: conditions and cost

To register using the Premium package, you must have sufficient financial means and stability. Often the choice is made in favor of a bank whose client the person has been for a long time, which guarantees the operation of the system banking services and communicating with managers according to expectations. Let's consider offers from Russian banks.

Sberbank of Russia

The Priority Pass card from Sberbank is available in the Premier package.

• receipt: free.
• Service from the 3rd month is paid - 2,500 rubles. monthly
• service is free if the amount of remaining funds for the billing period exceeds 2.5 million rubles. (the balance is taken into account for all card accounts in total)

Promsvyazbank

The bank included Priority Pass in the Orange Premium Club Premium program.

• registration is free
• 1 month preferential, no payment. From 2 months - 2,800 rub. monthly.

Conditions for beneficial use:

• the total account balance at the end of the month should be 2 million rubles.
• total balance 1 million rubles. and the amount of settlement transactions performed is at least 50 thousand rubles.

Bank Unicredit

The Priority Pass service is included in the Prime package.

• subscription fee 3000 rub. per month.
• with a total amount of residual funds for the billing period of 2 million rubles. - service is free

Rosbank

The service is available when purchasing the Premium package. Monthly payment 2500 rub., 30 000 rub. in year.

Payment is not required if one of the conditions is met:

• the total balance on all accounts is not less than 2 million rubles;
• the amount of monthly income is 150 thousand rubles. or more;
• the amount of balances is from 750 thousand rubles, expenses on the main card are not less than 50 thousand rubles.

Alfa Bank

Provided free of charge when purchasing Alfa-Miles Signature. Visiting VIP rooms is paid separately per visit - 27 Euro per person.

VTB 24 Bank

The service is included in the Privilege package. Subscription fee 2,500 rub. per month.

Free if one of the following conditions is met:

• non-cash payments in the amount of at least 55,000 rubles.
• receipts to the account from 120,000 rubles. monthly
• the balance on all accounts is at least 2 million rubles.

Otkritie Bank

For each visit to the VIP lounge, Visa Platinum and MasterCard holders will need to pay $27 per visitor. For Visa Infinite holders - free

RaiffeisenBank

The service is included in the “Premium banking” package - you can earn free visits for yourself and guests by gaining five stars.

For compliance with one of the conditions - one star:

• for every 500,000 rub. on any ruble accounts;
• for every salary 100,000 rub. received to the account from a legal entity;
• for every credit 3,000,000 rub. from Raiffeisen Bank;
• for every 10,000 euros in foreign currency accounts or in the form of a deposit;
• for every RUB 50,000 spent.

If there are not enough stars, the subscription fee is 5,000 rubles. monthly. The first month is free.

Gazprombank

Priority pass is available only to owners of the Premium package of services.

Free registration for Mastercard World Elite, World Signia, Black Edition or Platinum "Gazprombank Premium". Paid maintenance: In the 1st year - 15,000 rubles, from the 2nd year - 25,000 rubles.

Bank Avangard

The annual fee for servicing with a classic credit card is 600 rubles. - €25, with premium, Platinum class - 5500 rub. - €200 — Free receipt when spending over 20,000 rubles. or upon checkout credit card Premium class

Important

If none of the proposed options from banks suits you, you can order a card with postal delivery on the Priority pass website by selecting the desired format and paying the fee.

• you receive a card even if you do not use Premium services in the banking system

• unlimited visits only in the “Prestige” plan

Additional terms of use

• To cancel Priority Pass, you need to write an application or wait until its expiration date.
• To renew, you need an application for re-issue or an application for automatic renewal of membership until written refusal.
• If a transfer to a third party is detected, the card is closed and the owner is deprived of privileges.
• For damages due to inappropriate behavior or appearance, you or your companions may be fined and asked to leave the venue.

If you are wondering how to get a Priority Pass for free, then you often fly around the world and why not do it comfortably?

What does the Priority Pass card provide?

The card is not intended to pay for purchases; it gives you access to the VIP areas of the airport while you are waiting for your next flight. Typically, such areas are equipped with everything a premium visitor needs

• • Comfortable chairs and sofa
  • Free alcohol and drinks
  • Possibility to recharge your phone
  • Fresh press
  • Massage rooms
  • Playrooms for children
  • Air conditioner
  • Computer
  • And much more - it depends on the airport

How to use Priority Pass

To use the card, you need to have a plane ticket with you, with the departure date for the duration of your visit to the VIP area, and the card itself. The card holder has the opportunity to invite friends with him, the number depends on the card tariff. For each visit, the amount on the card is deducted from each visitor. Then you will need to sign it in the slip - this is a kind of visit ticket, it is recommended to save it.

How to get Priority Pass

The first and longest, and possibly also expensive, way is to apply for a card directly, through the official website. But you will have to wait for delivery.

• • • Standard - cost 99 euros. You get the opportunity to visit VIP areas by paying 24 euros for each visit
    • Standard plus - cost 249 euros. You get the opportunity to visit the VIP zone 10 times for free. For subsequent visits, you will have to pay 24 euros again
    • Prestige - 399 per year. During the year, you can visit VIP areas at airports for free, but you will still have to pay for an invited guest.

This is rather a free-of-charge way to receive a card; it is given as a gift if you apply for premium cards or prestigious service packages from banks.

Priority Pass card from Sberbank

The Priority Pass card from Sberbank is the most profitable; it is given as a gift if you sign up for Sberbank Premier or Sberbank First packages. These packages are purchased by wealthy people, and the Priority Pass gift card allows unlimited access to VIP lounges.

• • • Maintenance 2500 rubles per month
    • Free service - 2 months
    • No commission is charged if the account has 2.5 million rubles in the current month

Priority Pass card from VTB 24

The Priority Pass card from VTB24 is given when you sign up for the Privilege package. The commission is also 2,500 rubles per month, if you do not want to pay a commission you need to:

• • • Have 2 million rubles in your account
    • Conduct transactions in the amount of 55,000 rubles

With the Priority Pass card from VTB 24, you will have 8 free visits throughout the year

Priority Pass card from Promsvyazbank

By becoming a member of the Orange Premium Club program, you receive a coveted card. A service fee of 2,800 rubles per month is charged. In order not to pay a commission, you need to have 1 million rubles in your account and make a transaction for 50,000 rubles per month. These conditions are required to receive unlimited visits to the VIP lounges. If you do not comply with them, you will only be given 2 visits.

Priority Pass card from Avangard Bank

If you design classic Mastercard cards and Visa, it is possible to receive a Priority Pass card for free, the main condition is to carry out transactions worth 20,000 rubles per month. And if you want to get a Priority Pass card right away, just sign up for elite cards like Platinum and MasterCard World Elite.

Priority Pass card from Alfa-Bank

A Priority Pass card is issued when you apply for an Alfa-Miles Signature bank card, but visits remain paid - $27.

You can get 4 free visits by meeting some conditions:

• • • 3 million rubles in the account
    • Or 1 million rubles in the account and transactions per month in the amount of 50 rubles or more

You can also get a Priority Pass Card with unlimited visits:

• • • 6 million to a bank account
    • 2 million rubles in the account and transactions for 100,000 rubles

Priority Pass is a program of free or privileged access to VIP lounges at airports around the world. In fact, the service is provided by the airlines themselves, and the access card is an opportunity to use it on promotional terms. And one of the closest partners of this “promotion” are the Visa and MasterCard payment systems, which offer Priority Pass to their “VIP clients”, that is, who use bank cards and have considerable financial turnover. How to apply for a Priority Pass card and where to get it? How much does this service cost? How to get Priority Pass without using traditional bank cards?

The easiest option is to order on the official website

What is the easiest way to get a Priority Pass? Apply for it on the official Priority Pass website. Initially, you just need to register there, by following the link

1. In the window that appears, you need to select your country of residence
   
2. After this, the program will automatically generate for you the tariffs in force in your country. In order to receive a Priority Pass, you must select one of the presented tariffs. If you have a promotional code, you must enter it in the appropriate field.
   
3. After you have chosen a tariff that is convenient for you and clicked on the “Join the Club” button, you need to fill out the necessary information in order to receive a Priority Pass in the future
4. Next, you indicate your name to be printed on the Priority Pass card
5. In the next step we indicate the address to receive the Priority Pass
6. Next, we move on to the stage of creating your account in the loyalty program.
7. Please note that when you apply for a Priority Pass card on the website, you will need to pay for it immediately. You can do this using a bank card, bank account, PayPal. You can even use a virtual bank card. It is possible to receive Priority Pass only after payment on the website
8. At the final stage, you give permission to process your personal data, indicate your preferred methods of contacting you and sign the participant declaration to apply for Priority Pass
   
   
9. So - we answered the question of how to get a Priority Pass!

Before you apply for a Priority Pass, you need to clarify how all the above data is written in Latin - if you try to fill out the form in Cyrillic, the system will give an error. The name that the client indicates must necessarily coincide with the one that will be indicated on the boarding ticket (it is checked upon access to the VIP lounge for identification purposes so that no one else can use their personal Priority Pass card)

Where can I get a Priority Pass card? Her will be delivered free of charge to a location convenient for the client, be it his place of residence, office, educational institution(this information should be indicated when filling out the form on the website). The courier will also contact him in advance to clarify a convenient time and place of delivery.

On average, it takes from 2 to 15 banking days to apply for and receive a Priority Pass.

How much does it cost to issue a Priority Pass card? According to information from the official website:
$99 – for a regular Priority Pass;
$249 — Priority Pass Standard Plus, which gives you the opportunity to visit VIP areas and airport lounges 10 times for free;
$399 – Priority Standard Prestige card, which gives unlimited access to VIP areas and lounges.

The above amount is the cost of an annual subscription. It can be debited automatically from the card account (if the client agreed to these conditions).

How to get a Priority Pass for free?

How to get Priority Pass for free? Some banks provide this service to their clients when opening premium card accounts. Unfortunately, each bank has different conditions for issuing a card, so they should be clarified individually.

How to get a free Priority Pass from the bank? In most cases, you will need to open a card account of the Gold, Platinum, Infinite, World Elite type. It is worth considering that not in all cases banks are ready to provide such cards to their new clients. An exception is the presence of a positive credit history. Otherwise, the bank will only be able to issue a Standard card, and Priority Pass will have to be purchased separately (and this will no longer be free, in the same Sberbank - from 2.5 thousand rubles per month).

How to get Priority Pass and how much does it cost in Russian banks? Currently, the conditions are as follows (but they change frequently - you should always check this information with a bank representative):
How to get ? If you have a card balance of 1.5 million rubles or more on the card, Priority Pass Prestige is issued free of charge, otherwise such a card will cost 2.5 thousand rubles per month;
how to apply for a Priority Pass in this bank? You should know that when you top up your card account by 75 thousand rubles monthly and with a balance of over 150 thousand rubles, the Priority Pass Standard Plus card is issued free of charge (but no more than 2 visits to VIP lounges during one calendar month);
Binbank - how to get a Priority Pass card as a client of this bank? With a balance of over 600 thousand on the card and with a turnover of over 150 thousand rubles per month, a Priority Pass Prestige card is issued free of charge;
– if you have a card balance of 2.0 million rubles or more, as well as maintaining monthly expenses on the card in the amount of 100 thousand rubles or more, you can receive a Priority Pass
You may notice that in some cases it is easier and more profitable to apply for a Priority Pass card through the official website.

Where is the best place to get a card in 2018?

Where is the best place to get a Priority Pass in 2018?

1. Currently at UniCredit Bank. There is a promotion under which each client who has signed up for the Premium Service package is given a card free of charge. The only condition is that there is an open balance bank card at least 150 thousand rubles and a monthly replenishment in the amount of 75 thousand rubles. In this case, the client gets the opportunity, using Priority Pass, to visit VIP rooms 2 times a month (you will have to pay separately for guests). The conditions are maintained only as long as the condition for the balance of funds on the card account is met (this means only personal funds, and not in the amount of credit funds).
2. Avangard Bank also offers its clients free Priority Pass Standard, but only to holders of Gold, Platinum, World Elite, Infinite, World Premium cards. A prerequisite is that the average monthly turnover on the card over the last 6 months must be at least 20 thousand rubles. With an average monthly turnover of over 150 thousand rubles, the bank offers individual conditions receipt (including unlimited access to VIP rooms).
3. Russian Standard Bank offers to receive a Priority Pass card for free when opening an Imperia Platinum card account. It is worth considering that the release of Imperia Platinum will cost 15 thousand rubles. The proposed Priority Pass option is Standard, that is, you will have to pay $27 for each visit (children under 6 years old with an air ticket and accompanied by a parent or guardian with a Priority Pass are free).